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Subject: Re: Unix-based chess programs and other questions.

Author: Alex Boby

Date: 15:16:32 07/04/99

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On July 04, 1999 at 14:38:13, Pete Galati wrote:

>On July 04, 1999 at 11:31:11, Zachariah Amela wrote:
>
>>I am considering installing a Unix variant on one of my PC's and had a few
>>questions for all.
>>
>>1.)  What Unix system would you recommend for an x86 machine?  Linux, Unixware,
>>SunOS, GNU, FreeBSD, etc.?  Keep in mind cost and ease of use considerations.
>>
>>2.)  What chess applications exist for the above mentioned systems and what ones
>>would you recommend?  Are there strong Unix-based chess programs available?
>>What is this "Dark Thought" system I hear about?
>>
>>3.)  Multi-processor systems!  What can you tell me about this incredible
>>concept?  How does it work?  How might I take advantage of it?  What OS's
>>support it?  In this realm I am quite the beginner, so anything information
>>would be most gratefully accepted.
>>
>>Thank you!
>
>Many people here will know more about this than I do, but I think that if cost
>is a consideration then getting a distribution of Linux has to be the way to go,
>the distributions cost very little (30-40 $ ?)
>
>For an interface you probably want to get Tim Mann's Xboard that can be found
>at: http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/personal/Tim_Mann/chess.html
>
>And this place has a few Linux/Xboard programs for download:
>http://www.cent.co.yu/chess/
>
>And allways consider getting a download of Robert Hyatt's Crafty program at:
>ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt/  I think maybe you'd have to compile Crafty
>yourself (can someone tell me?) for Linux
>
>Pete

   No, Bob distributes a linux executable on his site.

Alex Boby



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